Hello fellow nature lovers and Skaneateles Conservation Area users, this blog is for us. Hear something? Write about it. See something? Let us know. Let's share our knowledge and experiences using the properties. On the east side of town the Skaneateles Conservation Areas include the Federal Farm, the Guppy Farm,and the O'Loughlin property which have been connected by a series of trails. On the southwest side of town, the Mabel Reynolds property stands undeveloped at the present but hopefully trails will be developed in the future.

I hope that all users of this blog will help record nature sightings as the years progress which can enhance all visits to these properties.

Guppy Falls

Monday, April 25, 2011


A quick walk on the O'Loughlin trails today showed us these spring beauties.
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Saturday, April 9, 2011



What a difference a day makes! Yesterday I heard one lone frog calling compared today's cacophony of peepers. Yesterday I saw hepatica leaves and today there were flowers. Coltsfoot were blooming and even a snake came out to enjoy the warmth. Great day for a spring hike!
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Friday, April 8, 2011


Spring is slowly unraveling the green.
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Saturday, April 2, 2011



We went walking at the Reynolds Nature Preserve today. Looks like a parking lot is being worked on. Right now parking is along Reynolds Road. Lots of leeks coming up in the woodlot at the northeast corner of the property. On either side of Reynolds Road we saw these huge excavations possibly made by a pileated woodpecker. Yes, that is my knee on the side of the smaller one to give some scale.
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